Soot receptacle



, 1,628,521 May 10 1927 p, w. THAYER SOOT RECEPTACLE Filed Dec. 14. 1922 "Lilli I) Patented May l0, 1&2?.

,Unirse sra-reis Parent ferries.

. OF MINNEAPLS, MINNESOTA.

soor nnoEr'rAoLn.

'This invention relates toa device adapted to be attached to aboiler or hot lwater furnace to collect soot and dirt removed from the inside thereof. larly `designed for collecting ,soot .and ydirt removed from the cleanout or :flue door of a common type of ,heating .boiler or furnace used in buildings. In such `boilers .and furnaces it 'is frequently necessary and desirable to `clean and scrape off the soot which col,- lects on .the flue walls Aand hot water chainbers.v Such Acleaning .is necessary to an ei'iicient operation V.off the heatingy:plant land is recommended and urged by the builder-s of boilers and furnaces. YVhen such soot and dzirt `is ,removed it has heretofore been .the practice to open .the ylue door .and to rake out the soot allowing the saine to fallvon y.the Hoor at the front of the furnace or upon some vmeans placed on tthe floor. VVith this method the ksoot is `distributed about in the air and a l.great deal of it is deposited on the clothing Aof the operator and inhaled into theglungs. Sometimes it is attempted to rake the lsoot into a shovel. .but ,a great deal of the soot is not l.received ther-ein7 and drops to the floor or flies about. Furthermore, the soot scatters about on the floor and Vif it ,is 'merely ydropped on `the floor it is extremely diiiicult Yto shovelrnp and remove. Tzhe result is that this soot is often tracked by Ithe operator into other parts ofr the :building and floors and carpets of dwellings are thus .frequently soiled and damaged.

'lt is an object of [this invention, therefore, to ,provide a device Vvby means of .which the soot may be collected immediately adjacent the iiue door and `so retained `in said deviceY that Vit is `not scattered about in the air or on the floor .and can be conveniently posed where desired.

"It is a further object ofthe linventionto provide such ya. device intheform of a receptacle Ahaving means adaptedto be disposed under thedoor opening and further means adapted to hold the receptacle in such position.

V#It is more specifically an objectl ofthe -invention to :provide such 1f-receptacle sul stantially of 'V-shape in vertical cross see tion Vand havingadjustable means, prefcryably resilient, adapted to engage the sides lis- The device is particu-v Applcaton filed December A14:, 1,922. Serial No. 606,839.V

of the ,door opening to hold the vreceptacle in position below the same. Theseand other objects and advantages `of the invention will be fully 'set forth in the following 'description made in connection with the accompanying drawings'in which like Areference characters refer to ther same parts throughout the different views; and in which-v Fig. -1 is a view in vertical sect-ion through a portion of the furnace and through vthe device of the invention showing vthe latter in operative position; Aand Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device7 a` lportion of the furnace `being indicated in dotted lines.

Referring to the drawings. in F ig. l is shown a portion of a common type of lheating furnace having the casing wall l, the door frame 2 having the usual front opening therein which is normally closed by the door 3 hinged at one side of the said opening. Thedoor frame is often made as a separate casting and bolted o r riveted to the fjiirna-ce casing, kbut for convenience, the same vvis shown in the drawings als integral with .the casing. The ldoor frame 2 is also provided with an inwardly. extending flange 4 extending thereabout. .the outer side of which forms a surface -against which the edgel of the door 3V contacts. The flue or hot water chambers are diagrammatically shown as 6 in Fig. l.

The device of the present invention conr prises a receptacle T which .will bein'ade of sheet material7 preferably metal, and'which, as illustrated, is provid-ed with a rounded or reinforced edge.' Said receptacle, as clearly shown in- Fig. l, is provided with a rear wall which slopes downwardly land outwardly from .the furnace, theouter or front wall of said receptacle being shown as substantially vertical so that the receptacle is substantially of V-shape kin vertical Vcross section valthough the'invention is not'limited to this particular shape. Also. as clearly shown in Fig. 2, the lreceptacle is substantially of rectangular shape in horizontal cross section, although `this shape of thereceptacle may also -be varied. The rear edge 8'of the receptacle is adapted to extend across the front of the furnace beneath the edge ofthe door casing and :the receptacle lil! m, iuooenesi.

lhoir ouier endo, which ouah-s olend wh- :dnhlhrlllr in rer/rien rhuns. hlzrid olip :iro i, tno inn-rr porton ihorool' emend-` ,-1-iih-'lr:inllj; :i hmizoninl plone :Ind lhi inner Aroriion 1.-: hoot :u'ouud :i rod l() exlrndingg :More lho roreplzurle T und huriug ende7 journuled in the end rrollo vliereoi. The honi und ol' l'he Clips l) iai rirel'ed no no lo luuinnnouilr onrlouo lho rod l() und "ihe ehn@` ure Sldzilale longriiudinulli' on Suid rod. klrrid rnd, un Shown. ir@ olf :unrulnr or squnrrd rro trierlion no that lho Clipo Sl onunoi: rotule ihm-oon lun inuei rolo e lherewitli' und .unid rod is; rnforided au' one` end n'ilh :i loop mouiller il, hurling' il# onde extending, one ineide :nul one onlioido ol1 rho roeopnele. whirl: ends nre heul uhonli lhe rod lo hold Lho :saune iu position. lhorein. l'hin nieniher lll lorinzei i Stop en- ;fngfinnj ihe rom und end odn'oft olf the receplnrlo i lo liinii lhe roluliiur inoreiuoni olf "ille rod, l() und Huid loop nlso ornrl :i hnudle which nizrr he eunoggjorl hij ihe 'linrers lo l heul ihugourall; So il r 1 t rolzil'e Suid rod when desired. lue reifer lau-le :dito ni prolernlrl); provided willi 21 ronvenieni lininllo 1:2 hohod lo the frontl will shown un of ihe oonuuon huil Type hui which nur r he o l" any suitable forni.

.ln opernl'iolu he rorepl'zu'ie is plnced in piinsition, nu shown irl Fig. l, 'with its rear odge, under lire door cursing Ll. Thif,`4 door is, :is dimm, rho llue or elonnou door gene 'ally loonlerl :lliure ihe lire door. llliilh the *front odge dienood :la .showin the rod l0 is rotated hr lhroninif over The loop 'il lo lint-ing; lie clips 9 emeudnjr orwnrdly into the opening ol (he door. flnid eline :ire ihon Slid hilerully lo euggijnn'o rho hides oiz the door ironie, :is shown in rhe drnwin The olii) S) een onl;Y he inorod h): eirgnojin lhe sinne elosfe lo lhe rod l0 und ilE inovefl :d1 l'he outer ends will rond lio ro'l'rilo und hind on the rod und will have oons'iider: hie rexilieul' nioveinont. rl`he-11e elim "un dine he hroinrhlz inlo firm onu'ngg'olneni wifh the Sider-1 of the door ooeir ine'` :ind will iii-ndr und rogiiienl'ly onn'nege lhe mino. "lfho hoehe: o'li lhe oline will uhm ongg'xigre hui-h olf lhe lionne l :md [huhq 'lurl'her iueuro thall'he rerenhnle will he firmly held in position. lli'ilh 4rho roreujsule So poeh lioued. lhe snol. diri'. roel'. elo.. fun he uvrnpod 'lorn'nwl from the inoinhoro (l :1nd, rho esimo will he drown lhrougrh he door opening); :1nd 'hill innurdiuiely inlo lh@ rovernolo rlhi` wol' und diri will lhu uol' he dropped downwind lo he dielriluilod in rho :iir or lo 'hill upon lhe door. ili'iier die srool: hun heen r1 hed ini'o lho rerophiele, fhe .onine van he quickly removed by :i slight sliding' lnoreniem oil l'he clips 9 und rho receptacle enrried lo the point where it is (,lesired to derursii"V the Hoot. hlneh soot, :is in well known,

noi heavy und lhe rooopurlo ezln he oonrenieiitly carried .in one hund hy [nenne1 ol? the hoodie 1&2.

From l'he :lhove demripliou it is ,L1-Seen thu l1 appli )ont hun prorided nu oxlren'iely Simple und ellhfient invano ilor collecting` the soot 7; :unl olhor mutter removed through the lue door ol? :L 'lnrua'ue llhe (Lleviie in extremely oder lo operzill` und cnn he ensily and inexpensively mode und lhe ,suine will, zu; is evidenti, he very durahle. ln practice, the de rice will prefe'uhly he umde from Sonie non-eorrosii re inehzl or in :1 ferial having zr nourorrosive coating. i

It will, or course, he uiulersliood that rurious changes muy he ronde in the iornl, derails und I )roporl'ionu olf the device without departing :from rh@ fleope o" ilppliennts inreuion` which, reuenlly eluted, eonsiStS in ihe mutter shown und deserihed und set lorlih in the appended ehiinls.

lll'hot is ohiinied is: i

I1. lr device 'for eoilectingg,l mot und diri; removed through n ilurnuee door, eolnprie- 'urn' o eonipuruirely deep reeeplinole adopted. lo he diposed uggnine; rho 'iront oi.l the fur nove. haringl ineens couolrneed und ur- "angeli lio he diopooed beneath and engaging the under Side of the door cosine' of said fumare, :md hnving' spaced ineens consllrnoted und :irraniged lio project into lzfhe door easing, Suid hrller minne projeeling laiterally in opposite directions lo engage the im lorior oi lhe door freine.

E2'. The slruifhire :let ilorlzh in claim lo sind reeopl'nele heine* ol: Substantially V-shnpe in rorl'ieni cross reciion, :1nd having n euhehm Holl;7 horizonlnl iop edge, the Wall lliereo'f ndjncent the ilurunce heinfr adopted to oxlend oul'n'urdl)T und ('Ion'nwurdly.

:3. li device for collec-ling noot und diril removed lhrone'h u inriume door, comprising' n eonulmrntireiy deep receptacle adopted lo he disposed zigl'aiuot the front of the fui# nace, huring; menne Constructed und zirrnng'ed (o he disooeed honoulh :1nd, engaging 'he under Side ol,i lhe door casing; ol Suid. lnrnnee, n nieuiher exlendingr across Suid re- Pepiurle zidjoeeru; he top odge thereof :md resilient Clips elidnhle on fuid inemher, Said oline hirvingr hook noriono extending outwardly und udupted lo project through the door opening find eugene 'ho inferior ol: the door illrfinie.

4,. A devioe Alor eolleolini).` l@ont und diri,y removed thrrnuixh o 'f nrnorfe door opening,l ooiuprisiirig u roeeplinelo :rdnplod lio he disriosed holow lhe door opening` :i rod jouroiled in froid, reeonl'uele :nid iml'ending trfinsversely lliLreOl".I flut nngruhlrly heut clips sliduhle on Suid rod :md rottninhle therewith 13" having` hooked end portions adapted to engage the sides of the door opening, and :i handle and stop member on said rod.

5. A device for collecting soot` and dirt, comprising, a receptacle adapted to be disposed with its edge below the door opening of a furnace, a rod journaled in said receptaicle and extending transversely thereof, and

being of angular Cross section in said receptacle, and a pair of clips slidable on said rod l0 and adapted to extend through the door opening and engage the sides thereof to hold the receptacle in position.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature.

PAUL XV. THAYER. 

